CSR, oil palm and the RSPO: Translating boardroom philosophy into conservation action on the ground

Tropical Conservation Science

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 438-446

  Paoli, Gary D ^a   Yaap, Betsy ^a,b   Wells, Philip L ^a   Sileuw, Aisyah ^a  

^a James Cook University ^*  (Indonesia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Corporate social responsibility; Palm oil; RSPO; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ELAEIS;

EID: 79951797446     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19400829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194008291000300408     Document Type: Article

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